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From BBC News: Asia tops biggest global school rankings

by Sean CoughlanEducation correspondent The biggest ever global school rankings have been published, with Asian countries in the top five…

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From U.S. News: U.S. News Releases 2015 Best High School Rankings

The School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas is the nation’s No. 1 public high school for the fourth…

11 years ago

The Christian Science Monitor: Do kids today have too much homework?

by Lee Lawrence, Correspondent NASHVILLE, TENN.; AND NEW YORK — To Samson Boyd, a father in Nashville, Tenn., simple addition…

11 years ago

NPR: Graduation, Disbelief, Optimism: Howard Students On Graduation Day

NPR Staff This weekend, the Class of 2015 graduated from Howard University, a historically black college located about a mile…

11 years ago

NYT: School Districts Embrace Business Models of Data Collection

by Motoko Rich MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — In this small suburb outside Milwaukee, no one in the Menomonee Falls School…

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The Independent (UK): Teachers are not happy Nicky Morgan has been reappointed Education Secretary

by Doug Bolton Nicky Morgan has been reappointed as Education Secretary in David Cameron’s post-election cabinet reshuffle. Morgan, who took…

11 years ago

U.S. News: ACT says more test takers will be able to trade No. 2 pencil for computer-based test

by Kimberly Hefling, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — ACT test takers take note: The No. 2 pencil is losing…

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Wall Street Journal: College Majors Figure Big in Earnings

Study finds some study areas pay more than others, with engineering earnings triple those for education by Melissa Korn Want…

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From Governing: The Real Reason Disparities Exist in Education Funding

Almost every state has been sued for not investing enough in education, especially in poorer districts. But localities may be…

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From Huffington Post: To Baltimore Teachers: Thank You

by Jennifer Green Over the last two weeks, teachers in Baltimore have worked tirelessly to support their students, their schools…

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